Handle or crown for umbrella

ABSTRACT

An umbrella handle having an inner plastic element fixed to the handle stick and a clip-on cover nesting part of plastic material suitable for ornamentation.

[ Sept. 25, 1973 United States Patent 1191 Weber HANDLE OR CROWN FORUMBRELLA 2,192,097 2/1940 Nicholson 2,474,516 6/1949 Inventor: HeinzWeber, Rhineland, Germany FOREIGN PATENTS OR APPLICATIONS [22] Filed:

Primary Examiner-J. Karl Bell [30] Foreign Application Priority DataAtt0mey AIan Swabey June 23, 1970 Germany.............,....

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ESERQ INVENTOR Heinz WEBER HANDLE OR CROWN FOR UMBRELLA BACKGROUND OFINVENTION 1. Field of Invention The present invention relates to anumbrella and particularly to a handle for an umbrella.

2. Description of Prior Art It is well known to make umbrella parts,such as the crown or handle out of plastic material. Plastic elementsare suitably attached to the umbrella stick by using, for example, across pin passing through the plastic part and the umbrella stick. Thisis not entirely satisfactory, however, since the type of plasticrequired for rigid attachment with the stick is not necessarily suitablefor ornamentation such as where metallizing coating is required.

SUMMARY OF INVENTION It is an aim of the present invention to provide anumbrella part connected to the umbrella stick, such as a handle or acrown which overcomes the above disadvantages.

A construction in accordance with the present invention includes a firstinner part of predetermined plastic material, suitable for connectionwith the stick; and a second outer covering part adapted to be clippedonto the first inner part and being made of a second predeterminedplastic material suitable for ornamentation.

It is of advantage, according to the present invention, for the handleto be formed of nesting cup-shaped elements whereby the inner part iscup-shaped, while the outer part is also cup-shaped and adapted to nestover the inner part and be clipped thereon.

The above simple construction results in a handle or crown which isextremely easy to produce and to coordinate. There are two main parts,that is, an internal part, which is directly attached to the stick; andan external part, which covers the outer surface of the internal part.Since the two parts can be made independently of different plasticmaterial, best suited for the purpose of being anchored to the stick andfor ornamentation, respectively, the ultimate in producing such a handleis, of course, met.

Furthermore, the attachment of the external part and the internal partis made without any separate attachment or fastening members.

It was found that by providing an inwardly-extending clip projection onthe inner surface of the external part, cooperating with a retainingshoulder on the cupshaped internal part, all the requirements weresatisfied, even under high stress. The clip projection and the retainingshoulder may extend about the complete peripheries of the respectiveparts or they may be sectioned off. In the latter situation, there maybe specific angular locations where the two parts are connectedtogether, or locked, and the external part can be provided with an eyefor attachinga carrying loop.

The cup-shaped design of both nesting internal and external partsprovides an annular chamber for the orderly retention of the ends of thedome ribs when the umbrella is in a folded and shortened condition andthe umbrella isa collapsible umbrella.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Having thus generally described thenature of the invention, reference will be made to the accompanyingdrawings, showing a preferred embodiment thereof, and in which:

FIG. 1 is a fragmentary view of an umbrella stick and handle inelevation;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view of the stick and handle" shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is an elevational view ofa detail of the handle;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged vertical cross section taken along lines lV--IV ofFIG. 2; and

FIG. 5 is a fragmentary enlarged plan view of a detail shown in FIG. 4.

Referring now to the drawings, there is shown in FIG. 1, a stick 1 ofhexagonal cross section provided with a handle 2 at one end thereof. Thehandle 2 comprises an internal part 3 and an external part 4, as shownmore clearly in FIG. 4.

The internal part 3, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 includes a relativelythick bottom wall 12 with an upstanding peripheral wall 13. The upperedge of the wall 13 is provided with an annular inwardly-extending rib14 which stabilizes the wall 13 and also provides a retaining edge forthe ends of the dome ribs (not shown) which project into the annularspace 15 when the umbrella is in a closed position.

The inner cup-shaped handle part 3 is also provided with an upstandingprojection 19 centrally thereof and an annular sleeve 20 spaced adistance Z from the central projection 19. The sleeve 20 is adapted tobe forcefitted on the end of the umbrella stick 1 and, of course, theprojection I9 extends axially of the hollow stick. The abovementionedelements of the inner part 3 are all molded in one piece.

The second part, that is, the outer part 4, includes a bottom wall 6,and an upwardly extending peripheral skirt 16 which is provided at thetop edge thereof with inwardly extending projections 16 which areadapted to engage or to abut the upper edge of the wall 13 of the innerpart 3. The wall 16 is provided with a lower, enlarged portion whichcooperates with inwardly extending clip projection 7. The clipprojection can be continuous with the inner surface of the wall 16 oritcan be in sections. The enlarged thickness of the wall 16 in the area ofthe clip projection 7 increases the stability of the clip at this point.

A camming surface 7 is also provided extending upwardly from the clipprojection 7 for enabling the outer part 4 to be easily clipped onto theinner part 3. The thickness of the area near the clipprojection 7 isdenoted by the letter Y; The walls 16 taper upwardly as wellasdownwardly towards the bottom 6 from this enlarged portion. The walls 12of the inner part 3 are also provided with perforations 18 as shown inthe drawing for allowing the air to escape while the outer part is beingclipped onto the inner part3.

It is noted that the bottom wall 12 of the inner part 3 is'relativelymuch thicker than the peripheral wall 13 and since a retaining shoulder8 is near the bottom wall, on the outer surface 5 of the wall 13, itprovides a relatively stable retaining shoulder 8. The outer surface ofthe part 4 is provided with vertically extending serrations 17 whichincrease the hand grip on the handle when in use. The wall 12 includesan annular, radiused shoulder 9 at the bottom wall 12 plane which willbe engaged by the camming surface 7 as the inner and outer parts areassembled and as seen in FIG. 4, the outer part 4 has a peripheralrecess below clip 7 which is complimentary to the shoulder 9.

I claim:

1. In an umbrella including an elongated stick and an assembly securedat one endof the stick, said assembly comprising an inner part includingmeans connected to said stick and a bottom wall having an upstandingwall circumposed about the portion of the stick to which it isconnected, said bottom wall including a peripheral retaining shoulderprojecting in the plane of said bottom wall and outwardly beyond saidupstanding wall; and an outer cup-shaped part telescoped on said innerpart and including an inner clip rib projection engaged on saidperipheral retaining shoulder and retaining the parts in assembledrelation, said outer part including an upstanding skirt substantiallyembracing the upstanding wall of said inner part and including an outersurface for receiving decorative means thereon.

2. The structure as claimed in claim 1 in which said means connected tosaid stick comprises an upstanding projection integral with said bottomwall of the inner part, an annular sleeve circumposed in spaced relationfrom said upstanding projection and forming an annular space therewith,said stick being tubular and telescoped into said annular space betweensaid projection and sleeve.

3. The structure as claimed in claim 1 in which said upstanding skirt issubstantially thicker in transverse cross section adjacent said clipprojection for reinforcing the outer cup-shaped part thereat, and saidupstanding skirt tapers vertically toward its upper edge.

4. The structure as defined in claim 1, wherein the retaining shoulderprojects from the outer surface of the wall of the inner part spacedfrom the bottom surface thereof a distance corresponding to thethickness of the bottom wall and adapted to receive the clip projectionof the outer part.

5. The structure as defined in claim 4, wherein a cam surface isprovided upwardly from the clip rib projection of the inner surface ofthe cup-shaped outer part.

6. The structure as defined in claim 5, whereby the clip rib projectionis provided at the point of maximum thickness from the wall forming theexternal part.

7. The structure as defined in claim 1, whereby the bottom wall of theinner part is provided with ventilating passage means.

1. In an umbrella including an elongated stick and an assembly securedat one end of the stick, said assembly comprising an inner partincluding means connected to said stick and a bottom wall having anupstanding wall circumposed about the portion of the stick to which itis connected, said bottom wall including a peripheral retaining shoulderprojecting in the plane of said bottom wall and outwardly beyond saidupstanding wall; and an outer cup-shaped part telescoped on said innerpart and including an inner clip rib projection engaged on saidperipheral retaining shoulder and retaining the parts in assembledrelation, said outer part including an upstanding skirt substantiallyembracing the upstanding wall of said inneR part and including an outersurface for receiving decorative means thereon.
 2. The structure asclaimed in claim 1 in which said means connected to said stick comprisesan upstanding projection integral with said bottom wall of the innerpart, an annular sleeve circumposed in spaced relation from saidupstanding projection and forming an annular space therewith, said stickbeing tubular and telescoped into said annular space between saidprojection and sleeve.
 3. The structure as claimed in claim 1 in whichsaid upstanding skirt is substantially thicker in transverse crosssection adjacent said clip projection for reinforcing the outercup-shaped part thereat, and said upstanding skirt tapers verticallytoward its upper edge.
 4. The structure as defined in claim 1, whereinthe retaining shoulder projects from the outer surface of the wall ofthe inner part spaced from the bottom surface thereof a distancecorresponding to the thickness of the bottom wall and adapted to receivethe clip projection of the outer part.
 5. The structure as defined inclaim 4, wherein a cam surface is provided upwardly from the clip ribprojection of the inner surface of the cup-shaped outer part.
 6. Thestructure as defined in claim 5, whereby the clip rib projection isprovided at the point of maximum thickness from the wall forming theexternal part.
 7. The structure as defined in claim 1, whereby thebottom wall of the inner part is provided with ventilating passagemeans.